Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No. 2 of 2000)

Regulations

Regulations regarding the Promotion of Access to Information

Chapter 3 : Access to records of Private Bodies

9. Availability of manual: Private body

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(1)Immediately after the manual has been compiled in terms of section 51(1) or updated in terms of section 51(2) of the Act –
(a)the head of a private body—
(i)must make available a copy of the manual to—
(aa)the Human Rights Commission; and
(bb)the controlling body of which that private body is a member, if applicable;
(ii)must make available the manual on the website, if any, of the private body; and
(b)the head of a private body may publish the manual in the Gazette.

 

(2)The head of a private body—
(a)must, during office hours and upon request, make available for public inspection a copy of the manual;
(b)may not charge a fee for a public inspection referred to in paragraph (a); and
(c)may, in respect of a copy of the manual or part thereof made available in a manner other than that contemplated in paragraph(a), charge the fee prescribed in item 1 of Part III of Annexure A and the actual postage if a copy of the manual must be posted.

 

[Regulation 9 substituted by regulation 3 of Notice No. R 1244 dated 22 September 2003]